Economy Watch Weekly: March’s Modest Job Growth

With the U.S. economy adding just 98,000 jobs in March and the unemployment rate declining to 4.5 percent, signs of tightening labor market seem apparent. But which sectors are facing the most challenges?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently reported the U.S. economy experienced only moderate job growth in March, adding just 98,000 positions for the month. Economy Editor Dees Stribling explains what’s behind this slowdown, for the week ending April 7, 2017.